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- the present invention relates generally to portable inflator units for vehicle tires. More particularly, the present invention relates to a cord wrap and power plug receptacle arrangement for a portable inflator unit for inflating a vehicle tire.
- TMK temporary mobility kit
- the TMK includes a dual-purpose air compressor and a sealing system.
- the sealing system includes a sealing compound that will effectively seal most punctures caused by nails or similar objects.
- the air compressor drives the sealing compound into the compromised tire and, subsequently, can be used to reinflate the tire once the sealing compound has been introduced into the tire and the leak has been sealed.
- the growing trend today is for manufacturers to equip the vehicle with a temporary mobility kit in lieu of the spare tire, often locating the TMK in the spare tire well in the trunk.
- the present invention provides a temporary mobility kit having a convenient and practical way of readily storing both the power cord and the power plug between uses.
- the temporary mobility kit disclosed herein includes a switch-inflator assembly and an interchangeable sealant assembly.
- the interchangeable sealant assembly includes a canister which can be replaced once used.
- the switch-inflator assembly has an housing.
- the power plug is attached to the power cord and the power cored is attached to the switch-inflator assembly.
- a peripheral power cord-accommodating channel and a power plug-accommodating hole are formed in the upper portion of the housing of the switch-inflator assembly.
- the power cord is stored in the power cord-accommodating channel and the power plug is stored in the power plug-accommodating hole during periods of non-use.
- the power plug is withdrawn from the plug-accommodating hole and the cord is removed from cord-accommodating channel by unwrapping.
- the user can readily wrap the cord into the cord-accommodating channel followed by the insertion of the power plug into the plug-accommodating hole.
- an amount of tension is applied to the power cord such that the power cord is retained in the cord-accommodating channel without becoming loose.
- FIG. 1 illustrates a perspective view of the temporary mobility kit of the disclosed invention showing the power cord and the power plug in their stored conditions;
- FIG. 2 is a side view of the temporary mobility kit of FIG. 1 also showing the power cord and the power plug in their stored conditions;
- FIG. 3 is a close-up view of the upper portion of the switch-inflator assembly in which the peripheral cord-accommodating channel and the plug-accommodating hole of the temporary mobility kit are illustrated;
- FIG. 4 is a top view of the temporary mobility kit illustrating particularly the plug-accommodating hole shown in broken lines.
- the temporary mobility kit 10 includes a switch-inflator assembly 12 and a sealant assembly 14 . While preferably being a one-piece part, the switch-inflator assembly 12 includes an upper portion 16 and a lower portion 18 .
- the temporary mobility kit 10 includes an electrical plug assembly 20 having a cord portion 22 and a plug 24 .
- the plug 24 is adapted for use in the vehicle's power unit (not shown).
- Formed between the upper portion 16 and the lower portion 18 is a peripheral channel 26 about which the cord portion 22 of the electrical plug assembly 24 is wrapped when the electrical plug assembly 24 is not in use.
- a plug-receiving aperture 28 is provided to receive and retain the plug 24 when the temporary mobility kit 10 is not in use.
- the peripheral channel 26 and the plug-receiving aperture 28 are more clearly seen in FIG. 3 .
- the plug-receiving aperture 28 is shown in partial broken lines in FIG. 4 in which it is clearly seen that the aperture 28 for the plug 26 is defined in the housing in a transverse, cross-wise manner. Other arrangements for the aperture 28 are possible, and the illustrated transverse arrangement is suggested and is not intended to be limiting.
- a gap 29 is defined between the upper portion 16 and the sealant assembly 14 .
- the gap 29 allows the cord portion 22 to be wrapped in the peripheral channel 26 .
- a pair of opposed recessed areas defined by a first recessed area 30 and a second recessed area 30 ′ is defined on the opposite sides of the upper area 16 of the switch-inflator assembly 12 .
- the opposed recessed areas 30 and 30 ′ are provided to allow for the user to readily grasp and lift the temporary mobility kit 10 .
- the plug-receiving aperture 24 is preferably continuous between the first recessed area 30 and the second recessed area 30 ′.
- the switch-inflator assembly 12 also includes a diverter switch 34 , a power-on, power-off button 36 , and an air pressure gauge 38 .
- the power-on, power-off button 36 may be of a variety of types but is preferably a momentary switch. Placement of these components as set forth is only suggestive and is not to be taken as being limiting. However, with each of these components being positioned on the top of the switch-inflator assembly 12 they are within easy reach of the user and also provide an easy view of the operating condition of the temporary mobility kit 10 in its relation to the tire.
- the diverter switch 34 includes a knob 40 .
- the diverter switch 34 may also be characterized as a function switch.
- the diverter switch 34 provides the temporary mobility kit 10 with a way of allowing the user to select between the sealant function and the air inflation function.
- the selection arrangement presented herein allows only one function to be enabled at a time.
- the knob 40 may be rotated between an air inflation position and a sealant function position.
- the power-on, power-off button 36 operates to engage or disengage the temporary mobility kit 10 .
- the air pressure gauge 38 provides the user with information as to the amount of air pressure in the subject tire in real time.
Abstract
A temporary mobility kit to minimize or prevent the inadvertent outflow of tire sealant is provided. The temporary mobility kit includes a switch-inflator assembly and a removable sealant assembly. The switch-inflator assembly includes a pump motor and an electrical plug assembly having a cord portion and a plug. The plug is adapted for use in the vehicle's power unit. The housing includes a peripheral channel about which the cord portion of the electrical plug assembly is wrapped when the electrical plug assembly is not in use. A plug-receiving aperture is provided to receive and retain the plug when not in use.
Description
- The present invention relates generally to portable inflator units for vehicle tires. More particularly, the present invention relates to a cord wrap and power plug receptacle arrangement for a portable inflator unit for inflating a vehicle tire.
- Automotive manufacturers have traditionally offered spare tires with the fleet of vehicles they produce. In the early days of automobiles the spare tire was mounted externally on either the running board or on a rear-mounted tire carrier. To comply with advances in styling the spare tire was concealed, most typically being moved inside the vehicle's trunk. While this arrangement provided a suitable solution for placement of the spare tire for decades, the demand for increased space for luggage and the like coupled with changes in fuel economy requirements dictating the need for vehicle weight reduction forced manufacturers to consider the vehicle anew in its entirety as they sought ways to increase trunk space and reduce vehicle weight. One answer to the effort to reduce overall vehicle weight was to replace the conventional, large and bulky road tire with a smaller temporary tire or “donut.”
- While the temporary tire represented a significant increase in trunk space as well as a decrease in overall vehicle weight, the further improvement in tire design and durability as well as the concurrent general improvement in roadways has gradually begun to reduce the need for relying on a spare tire at all. Today the on-the-road emergency changing of a tire is a relatively rare event. It is now very possible for a spare tire to last the life of the vehicle without ever being replaced, although this is certainly not the preferred practice.
- In response to these advances in both tire technology and road quality, vehicle auto manufacturers have begun to substitute a “temporary mobility kit” (or “TMK”) for the spare tire. The TMK includes a dual-purpose air compressor and a sealing system. The sealing system includes a sealing compound that will effectively seal most punctures caused by nails or similar objects. The air compressor drives the sealing compound into the compromised tire and, subsequently, can be used to reinflate the tire once the sealing compound has been introduced into the tire and the leak has been sealed. The growing trend today is for manufacturers to equip the vehicle with a temporary mobility kit in lieu of the spare tire, often locating the TMK in the spare tire well in the trunk.
- One of the difficulties of known temporary mobility kits is the inconvenience and impracticality of arrangements for storing the cord and for maintaining the plug in a convenient place when the unit is not in use. Today it is known to provide a space in which both the cord and the power plug can be inserted or a space for the power plug alone. Typically these spaces are very small and work well only when the temporary mobility kit is new from the factory and has not yet been used. Once the TMK has been used, it is challenging for the average user to refit the cord and the plug into the small space.
- While providing clear advantages over the weight demands of the spare tire as well as providing the vehicle operator with a practical alternative over the demands of tire changing, as in most every area of vehicle technology temporary mobility kits are in a continuing state of development.
- The present invention provides a temporary mobility kit having a convenient and practical way of readily storing both the power cord and the power plug between uses. The temporary mobility kit disclosed herein includes a switch-inflator assembly and an interchangeable sealant assembly. The interchangeable sealant assembly includes a canister which can be replaced once used. The switch-inflator assembly has an housing. The power plug is attached to the power cord and the power cored is attached to the switch-inflator assembly. A peripheral power cord-accommodating channel and a power plug-accommodating hole are formed in the upper portion of the housing of the switch-inflator assembly. The power cord is stored in the power cord-accommodating channel and the power plug is stored in the power plug-accommodating hole during periods of non-use.
- To use the power cord and the associated power plug of the temporary mobility kit the power plug is withdrawn from the plug-accommodating hole and the cord is removed from cord-accommodating channel by unwrapping. After use of the temporary mobility kit the user can readily wrap the cord into the cord-accommodating channel followed by the insertion of the power plug into the plug-accommodating hole. With the power plug fitted to the plug-accommodating hole an amount of tension is applied to the power cord such that the power cord is retained in the cord-accommodating channel without becoming loose.
- Other features of the invention will become apparent when viewed in light of the detailed description of the preferred embodiment when taken in conjunction with the attached drawings and the appended claims.
- For a more complete understanding of this invention, reference should now be made to the embodiment illustrated in greater detail in the accompanying drawings and described below by way of examples of the invention wherein:
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FIG. 1 illustrates a perspective view of the temporary mobility kit of the disclosed invention showing the power cord and the power plug in their stored conditions; -
FIG. 2 is a side view of the temporary mobility kit ofFIG. 1 also showing the power cord and the power plug in their stored conditions; -
FIG. 3 is a close-up view of the upper portion of the switch-inflator assembly in which the peripheral cord-accommodating channel and the plug-accommodating hole of the temporary mobility kit are illustrated; and -
FIG. 4 is a top view of the temporary mobility kit illustrating particularly the plug-accommodating hole shown in broken lines. - In the following figures, the same reference numerals will be used to refer to the same components. In the following description, various operating parameters and components are described for one constructed embodiment. These specific parameters and components are included as examples and are not meant to be limiting.
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FIGS. 1 and 2 , a perspective view and a side view of a temporary mobility kit, generally illustrated as 10, are respectively shown. Thetemporary mobility kit 10 includes a switch-inflator assembly 12 and asealant assembly 14. While preferably being a one-piece part, the switch-inflator assembly 12 includes anupper portion 16 and alower portion 18. - The
temporary mobility kit 10 includes anelectrical plug assembly 20 having acord portion 22 and aplug 24. Theplug 24 is adapted for use in the vehicle's power unit (not shown). Formed between theupper portion 16 and thelower portion 18 is aperipheral channel 26 about which thecord portion 22 of theelectrical plug assembly 24 is wrapped when theelectrical plug assembly 24 is not in use. A plug-receivingaperture 28 is provided to receive and retain theplug 24 when thetemporary mobility kit 10 is not in use. Theperipheral channel 26 and the plug-receivingaperture 28 are more clearly seen inFIG. 3 . The plug-receivingaperture 28 is shown in partial broken lines inFIG. 4 in which it is clearly seen that theaperture 28 for theplug 26 is defined in the housing in a transverse, cross-wise manner. Other arrangements for theaperture 28 are possible, and the illustrated transverse arrangement is suggested and is not intended to be limiting. - As illustrated in
FIGS. 1 , 2 and 3, agap 29 is defined between theupper portion 16 and thesealant assembly 14. Thegap 29 allows thecord portion 22 to be wrapped in theperipheral channel 26. - A pair of opposed recessed areas defined by a first
recessed area 30 and a secondrecessed area 30′ is defined on the opposite sides of theupper area 16 of the switch-inflator assembly 12. The opposedrecessed areas temporary mobility kit 10. As illustrated inFIG. 4 , the plug-receivingaperture 24 is preferably continuous between the firstrecessed area 30 and the secondrecessed area 30′. - The switch-
inflator assembly 12 also includes adiverter switch 34, a power-on, power-offbutton 36, and anair pressure gauge 38. The power-on, power-offbutton 36 may be of a variety of types but is preferably a momentary switch. Placement of these components as set forth is only suggestive and is not to be taken as being limiting. However, with each of these components being positioned on the top of the switch-inflator assembly 12 they are within easy reach of the user and also provide an easy view of the operating condition of thetemporary mobility kit 10 in its relation to the tire. - The
diverter switch 34 includes aknob 40. Thediverter switch 34 may also be characterized as a function switch. Thediverter switch 34 provides thetemporary mobility kit 10 with a way of allowing the user to select between the sealant function and the air inflation function. The selection arrangement presented herein allows only one function to be enabled at a time. Theknob 40 may be rotated between an air inflation position and a sealant function position. - The power-on, power-
off button 36 operates to engage or disengage thetemporary mobility kit 10. Theair pressure gauge 38 provides the user with information as to the amount of air pressure in the subject tire in real time. - While the invention has been described in connection with one or more embodiments, it is to be understood that the specific mechanisms and techniques which have been described are merely illustrative of the principles of the invention, numerous modifications may be made to the methods and apparatus described without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.
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21. A portable apparatus for sealing and inflating a tire, the apparatus comprising:
a switch-inflator assembly having an upper portion and a lower portion;
a sealant portion releasably attached to the switch-inflator assembly;
a peripheral channel defined between the upper portion and the lower portion of the switch-inflator assembly;
a cord passage gap defined between the sealant portion and the switch-inflator assembly, the cord passage gap adjoining the peripheral channel where the peripheral channel faces the sealant portion; and
a cord and plug assembly connected to the switch-inflator assembly,
wherein the cord and plug assembly is wrapped around the switch-inflator assembly by passage of the cord and plug assembly through the cord passage gap to the peripheral channel.
22. The portable apparatus of claim 21 , further including a plug-receiving recess formed in the switch-inflator assembly.
23. The portable apparatus of claim 21 , wherein the upper portion includes handle-defining recessed regions.
24. The portable apparatus of claim 23 , wherein the plug-receiving recess is formed between the handle-defining recessed regions.
25. The portable apparatus of claim 21 , wherein the sealant portion comprises a canister.
26. A temporary mobility kit configured to seal and fill a tire, the temporary mobility kit comprising:
a sealant portion;
a switch-inflator assembly connected to the sealant portion, the switch-inflator assembly comprising a housing, an inflator pump, and a cord assembly including a cord and a plug, the housing comprising a recess for accommodating the plug and a channel surrounding the housing and accommodating the cord so that the cord can be stored in the channel,
wherein a proximal end of the cord assembly is attached to the housing in or adjacent to the channel and the cord is stored in the channel by being wound around the housing and through a gap defined between the sealant portion and the switch-inflator assembly.
27. The temporary mobility kit of claim 26 , wherein the housing has an upper portion and a lower portion, and the channel is formed between the upper portion and the lower portion.
28. The temporary mobility kit of claim 27 , wherein the upper portion includes handle-defining recessed regions.
29. The temporary mobility kit of claim 28 , wherein a recess for accommodating the plug is formed between the handle-defining recessed regions.
30. The temporary mobility kit of claim 26 , wherein the sealant portion is removably attached to the switch-inflator assembly.
31. The temporary mobility kit of claim 26 , wherein the sealant portion is spaced apart from the upper portion of the housing to define the gap through which the cord can pass to be wound around the housing.
32. The temporary mobility kit of claim 26 , wherein the sealant portion comprises a canister.
33. The temporary mobility kit of claim 26 , wherein the gap adjoins the channel where the channel faces the sealant portion.
34. A method for storing a portable tire repair apparatus comprising a power cord assembly and a sealant portion removably attached to a switch-inflator assembly, the switch-inflator assembly including a housing having a plug recess and a peripheral channel surrounding the housing, the method comprising:
winding the power cord assembly through a gap defined between the sealant portion and the switch-inflator assembly and into the peripheral channel; and
inserting a plug of the power cord assembly into the plug recess.
35. The method of claim 34 , wherein the housing comprises handle-defining recessed regions and the method comprises moving the portable tire repair apparatus by grasping the handle-defining recessed regions.
36. The method of claim 35 , wherein the plug recess is formed between the handle-defining recessed regions.
37. The method of claim 34 , wherein the sealant portion is spaced apart from the upper portion of the housing to define the gap.
38. The method of claim 34 , wherein the sealant portion comprises a canister.
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